Song Ci is an important part of ancient Chinese literature, known alongside Tang poetry as the "twin peaks". Ci originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty, featuring masters like Su Shi, Xin Qiji, and Li Qingzhao.
阆苑人间虽隔,遥闻圣德弥高。 西离仙镜下云霄。 来献千岁灵桃。 上祝皇龄齐天久,犹舞蹈、贺贺圣朝。 梯航交凑四方遥。 端拱永保宗祧。